The extinction of monkeypox, the spread of cholera and ebola[클릭, 글로벌 제약·바이오]

[이데일리 유진희 기자]The issues of the week (October 10 to October 16) of the global pharmaceutical and biological industry were collected. This week, news of outbreaks circulating around the world has attracted attention.

Monkeypox, which attracted world attention after Crown 19, is in a calming mood. However, the Ebola and cholera epidemics in Africa are threatening regional security.

The New York Times (NYT) reported that the number of local monkeypox infections has decreased by more than 85% from the recent peak (August). Of the 72,000 known global infections so far, 28 have confirmed deaths.

Along with the spread of vaccines, the decrease in sexual activity among LGBTI men has been cited as the main cause of the decrease, which has been identified as the main route of spread of the virus. The fact that monkeypox is only transmitted through close contact has been suggested as one of the reasons why the spread didn’t last long.

Monkeypox has passed, but cholera and Ebola have resurfaced as concerns in Africa. French news agency AFP reported that Malawi in southern Africa is asking the United Nations for more cholera vaccine aid after 128 people died from a waterborne cholera epidemic.

Malawi has reported 4,420 cases of cholera since the first outbreak in March. In particular, as cholera spread rapidly from the south to the central and northern regions, the number of infections has almost tripled compared to last August. Cholera has spread to 24 out of 28 districts across the country.

The World Health Organization (WHO) warned last week that Malawi is on the verge of a public health crisis due to cholera. Malawian authorities fear that the situation will worsen during the rainy season of November and December. Worldwide, 1.3 to 4 million people are diagnosed with cholera every year. The highest death toll per year is 143,000.

Reuters reported that the Ebola virus has been confirmed in Kampala, the capital of Uganda in East Africa. The patient died on 7 (local time), and Uganda’s Health Minister Jane Ruth Acheng said the Ebola infection was confirmed by a sample taken before burial.

Since the first case was confirmed on September 20, a total of 54 confirmed cases and 19 deaths have been reported. Ebola is mainly transmitted through contact with patients’ body fluids and causes fatal hemorrhagic fever.

Meanwhile, Ugandan President Yoweri Museveni immediately introduced several regulatory measures, including a night curfew, to prevent the spread of the Ebola virus on the 15th. Two districts, Movende and Cassanda, the epicenter of the Ebola outbreak, will be banned. entry for 21 days and religious and recreational facilities will also be closed.